1951 – SNARC Maze Solver – Minsky / Edmonds (American)
In 1951 Marvin Minsky teamed with Dean Edmonds build the first artificial neural network that simulated a rat finding its way through a maze. They designed the first (40 neuron) neurocomputer, SNARC...
View Article1969 – The Logo Turtle – Seymour Papert et al (Sth African/American)
Seymour Papert's Turtle is included in this category for various reasons: 1. It marks the start of the continuance of our need for realization of concepts in the real world, satisfying our thousands of...
View Article1982-4 – Telepresence Servicer Unit (TSU) – Akin/Minsky (American)
The 1982-4 – Telepresence Servicer Unit (TSU) Concept. Free-Flying Teleoperator 1. Thrusters 2. Vision sensors 3. Anchor arm 4. Manipulator arm 5. Vision sensor 6. Gripper 7. Thermal insulation 8....
View Article1983 – Beam Assembly Teleoperator (BAT) – University of Maryland (American)
1983 M.I.T. Beam Assembly Teleoperator (BAT) The SSL was founded in 1976 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its early studies in space construction techniques eventually led to the EASE...
View Article1968 – Minsky-Bennett Arm – Marvin Minsky and Bill Bennett (American)
Marvin Minsky with his Arm. Photo by Dan McCoy in OMNI Magazine, June 1980. Also called the "Tentacle" Arm. Marvin Minsky – Activating a dead crayfish claw Selected transcript "And that’s the anatomy...
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